Divine ‘Rema’ Ikubor, Mavin Records singer, has lost out in his category to Sha Sha, a Zimbabwean singer at the 2020 BET Awards.
Rema was nominated for Viewer’s Choice: Best New International Act alongside Sha Sha, Celeste, Young T & Bugsey, Hatik and Stacy.
Sha Sha, born, Charmaine Mapimbiro, was announced winner of Viewer’s Choice: Best New International Act at the 20th BET Awards held virtually for the first time from Los Angeles on Sunday due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic.
Ayodeji ‘Wizkid’ Balogun, Nigerian music star was among the big winners of the night, snagging the ‘Her Award’ category for his feature in Beyonce’s Brown Skin Girl.
Nigerian afro-fusion artiste, Burna Boy, emerged the winner of the BET Award for Best International Act. It is the second consecutive win for the artiste.
Drake lead this year’s pool with six nominations, though he took home just one. Megan Thee Stallion, who received five nods, took home two trophies. And Blue Ivy Carter, at age 8, won her very first BET Award with her mom Beyonce.
See the full list of winners below:
BEST FEMALE R&B/POP ARTIST
BEYONCÉ
H.E.R.
JHENE AIKO
KEHLANI
LIZZO (WINNER)
SUMMER WALKER
BEST MALE R&B/POP ARTISTE
ANDERSON .PAAK
CHRIS BROWN (WINNER)
JACQUEES
KHALID
THE WEEKND
USHER
BEST GROUP
CHLOE X HALLE
CITY GIRLS
EARTHGANG
GRISELDA
JACKBOYS
MIGOS (WINNER)
BEST COLLABORATION
CHRIS BROWN FT. DRAKE – “NO GUIDANCE” (WINNER)
DJ KHALED FT. NIPSEY HUSSLE & JOHN LEGEND – “HIGHER”
FUTURE FT. DRAKE – “LIFE IS GOOD”
H.E.R. FT. YG – “SLIDE”
MEGAN THEE STALLION FT. NICKI MINAJ & TY DOLLA $IGN – “HOT GIRL SUMMER”
WALE FT. JEREMIH – “ON CHILL”
BEST MALE HIP HOP ARTISTE
DABABY (WINNER)
DRAKE
FUTURE
LIL BABY
RODDY RICCH
TRAVIS SCOTT
BEST FEMALE HIP HOP ARTISTE
CARDI B
DOJA CAT
LIZZO
MEGAN THEE STALLION (WINNER)
NICKI MINAJ
SAWEETIE
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
CHRIS BROWN FT. DRAKE – “NO GUIDANCE”
DABABY – “BOP”
DJ KHALED FT. NIPSEY HUSSLE & JOHN LEGEND – “HIGHER” (WINNER)
DOJA CAT – “SAY SO”
MEGAN THEE STALLION FT. NICKI MINAJ & TY DOLLA $IGN – “HOT GIRL SUMMER”
RODDY RICCH – “THE BOX”
VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
BENNY BOOM
COLE BENNETT
DAVE MEYERS
DIRECTOR X
EIF RIVERA
TEYANA “SPIKE TEE” TAYLOR (WINNER)
BEST NEW ARTISTE
DANILEIGH
LIL NAS X
POP SMOKE
RODDY RICCH (WINNER)
SUMMER WALKER
YBN CORDAE
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
CUZ I LOVE YOU – LIZZO
FEVER – MEGAN THEE STALLION
HOMECOMING: THE LIVE ALBUM – BEYONCÉ
I USED TO KNOW HER – H.E.R.
KIRK – DABABY
PLEASE EXCUSE ME FOR BEING ANTISOCIAL – RODDY RICCH (WINNER)
DR. BOBBY JONES BEST GOSPEL/INSPIRATIONAL AWARD
FRED HAMMOND – “ALRIGHT”
JOHN P. KEE FT. ZACARDI CORTEZ – “I MADE IT OUT”
KANYE WEST – “FOLLOW GOD”
KIRK FRANKLIN – “JUST FOR ME” (WINNER)
PJ MORTON FT. LE’ANDRIA JOHNSON & MARY MARY – “ALL IN HIS PLAN”
THE CLARK SISTERS – “VICTORY”
BEST ACTRESS
ANGELA BASSETT
CYNTHIA ERIVO
ISSA RAE (WINNER)
REGINA KING
TRACEE ELLIS ROSS
ZENDAYA
BEST ACTOR
BILLY PORTER
EDDIE MURPHY
FOREST WHITAKER
JAMIE FOXX
MICHAEL B. JORDAN (WINNER)
OMARI HARDWICK
YOUNGSTARS AWARD
ALEX HIBBERT
ASANTE BLACKK
JAHI DI’ALLO WINSTON
MARSAI MARTIN (WINNER)
MILES BROWN
STORM REID
BEST MOVIE
BAD BOYS FOR LIFE
DOLEMITE IS MY NAME
HARRIET
HOMECOMING: A FILM BY BEYONCÉ
JUST MERCY
QUEEN & SLIM (WINNER)
SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR
AJEÉ WILSON
CLARESSA SHIELDS
COCO GAUFF
NAOMI OSAKA
SERENA WILLIAMS
SIMONE BILES– (WINNER)
SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR
GIANNIS ANTETOKOUNMPO
KAWHI LEONARD
LEBRON JAMES– (WINNER)
ODELL BECKHAM JR.
PATRICK MAHOMES II
STEPHEN CURRY
BET HER AWARD
ALICIA KEYS – “UNDERDOG”
BEYONCÉ FT. BLUE IVY CARTER, WIZKID & SAINT JHN – “BROWN SKIN GIRL”– (WINNER)
CIARA FT. LUPITA NYONG’O, ESTER DEAN, CITY GIRLS & LA LA – “MELANIN”
LAYTON GREENE – “I CHOOSE”
LIZZO FT. MISSY ELLIOTT – “TEMPO”
RAPSODY FT. PJ MORTON – “AFENI”
VIEWER’S CHOICE AWARD
CHRIS BROWN FT. DRAKE – “NO GUIDANCE”
DABABY – “BOP”
FUTURE FT. DRAKE – “LIFE IS GOOD”
MEGAN THEE STALLION FT. NICKI MINAJ – “HOT GIRL SUMMER”– (WINNER)
RODDY RICCH – “THE BOX”
THE WEEKND – “HEARTLESS”
BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT
BURNA BOY (NIGERIA)– (WINNER)
INNOSS’B (DRC)
SHO MADJOZI (S. AFRICA)
DAVE (U.K.)
STORMZY (U.K.)
NINHO (FRANCE)
S.PRI NOIR (FRANCE)
VIEWERS’ CHOICE: BEST NEW INTERNATIONAL ACT
REMA (NIGERIA)
SHA SHA (ZIMBABWE)- (WINNER)
CELESTE (U.K.)
YOUNG T & BUGSEY (U.K.)
HATIK (FRANCE)
STACY (FRANCE)
